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Originally Posted by eastcoastgrinder
So with the success of this movie do you think there's an interest in poker movie from Hollywood?
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Originally Posted by golfnutt
This movie isn’t a success.
Budget $30MM.
BO: $30MM
Studio keeps half.
They will need to make $15MM+ aftermarket just to breakeven.
This would have drastically changed had they garnered Academy nominations and even a win. They took that gamble by doing a limited-release in December. Out missed.
So far (besides the US) it's made about 14 million overseas.. Not sure how much it will make on DVD and Netflix but remember Rounders didn't do that hot at the box office but made
70 million in DVD sales. This might be the kind of movie that is more enjoyable to watch at home rather than sitting in a theater for 2 hours and 20 minutes.
If I had to give reasons why it is not a big hit I would have to refer to what one critic (Matthew Bond in Event Magazine) said: It's "Too long, Too wordy, and for poker novices Too complicated." I also believe the characters aren't the type that will appeal to the average Joe.